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AMD’s Z2 handheld gaming chips are official — and not coming to a Steam Deck near you


AMD initially said they would come to the Steam Deck (and others) but Valve has categorically denied a Z2 Deck.

First off, although AMD told journalists in a pre-recorded briefing that Valve’s Steam Deck, Lenovo Legion Go, and Asus ROG Ally lineups would all feature the new chips, it’s not clear that’s actually true. “There is and will be no Z2 Steam Deck,” Valve designer Pierre-Loup Griffais posted on Bluesky today, correcting the record after VideoCardz leaked a portion of AMD’s briefing. While that denial seems pretty clear, AMD strangely wouldn’t correct the record on Steam Deck (or ROG Ally) when we asked.

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